Homefront Sales Top 1 Million

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2.4 million copies shipped since launch.

By Jim Reilly

THQ continues to tout amazing Homefront sales. The publisher said today it has sold an estimated 1 million copies across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific markets. It has also shipped 2.4 million units to retail since launch.

"We are very pleased with strong worldwide shipments and sell-through for Homefront, and we continue to fulfill new retail orders for the game across the globe," said Brian Farrell, THQ President and CEO. "Homefront is clearly resonating with gamers and we are certainly pleased with our initial sales results."

THQ previously stated first day sales in North America reached 375,000 copies sold.

Analyst Jesse Divnich of EEDAR criticized financial investors after THQ's stock dropped over 20 percent the day review the scores hit for Homefront.

"Review scores are simply a weight, not an absolute," he said in a statement sent to IGN. "The impact of review scores on video game title sales are determined by the potential size of the market, direct and retail promotional spend, competition at launch, overall level of interest in the title before release and more. This helps to explain why titles such as Demon's Souls can achieve 90+ reviews, but produce lower revenues, and why a game such as Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts can get an aggregated review score in the 70's and surpass nearly 5 million units in sales worldwide.

"In the case of Homefront, it is clear that the investment community did not take into account all the factors including the strong pre-orders and pre-release awareness that existed among consumers for the title."